{"id":1017,"date":"2007-08-21T21:48:41","date_gmt":"2007-08-22T01:48:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/2007\/08\/21\/tuesday-updates\/"},"modified":"2007-08-21T21:48:41","modified_gmt":"2007-08-22T01:48:41","slug":"tuesday-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/2007\/08\/21\/tuesday-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"Tuesday updates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kind of late for a Tuesday update, but I do what I can for our reader. Monday was power outage night \u2013 7 hours of hell in the hot GA night \u2013 so no internet, no HDTV preseason football, no PS3, and more importantly, no AC. Tonight I am not really in the mood to write, but figured I would get a couple of things posted before enjoying a Makers nightcap.<\/p>\n<p>The first <a href=\"http:\/\/sports.espn.go.com\/ncf\/rankings?pollId=1&seasonYear=2007&weekNumber=1\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/sports.espn.go.com\/ncf\/rankings?pollId=1&amp;seasonYear=2007&amp;weekNumber=1', 'AP Poll');\" target=\"new\">AP Poll<\/a> of the year was released over the weekend, featuring six SEC teams in the Top 25. LSU (2), Florida (6), Georgia (13), Tennessee (15), Auburn (18), and Arkansas (21). I have never cared much for preseason polls because they are almost pointless, unless you happen to get a good ranking. Why does Florida end the season as #1, but start off #6? How does Georgia move up 10 spots without playing a game?<\/p>\n<p>I could post about Vick, but I do not think he is worth wasting time on right now. Maybe later if I get a burr.<\/p>\n<p>It looks like the HD format wars are going to continue thanks to Paramount and DreamWorks going exclusively HD-DVD. I have seen this posted all over the place, but since I own a PS3 and not a HD-DVD player, I am biased. Check out <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blu-ray.com\/news\/?id=412\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.blu-ray.com\/news\/?id=412', 'Blu-ray.com');\" target=\"new\">Blu-ray.com<\/a> for the story, a couple of other links, and some pissed off Blu-ray fans.<\/p>\n<p>Makers Mark on the way \u2026<\/p>\n<div class=\"addtoany_share_save_container addtoany_content_bottom\"><div class=\"a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_ addtoany_list a2a_target\" id=\"wpa2a_1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/share\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/share', '');\" class=\"a2a_dd addtoany_share_save\"><img src=\"http:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/wp-content\/plugins\/add-to-any\/share_save_171_16.png\" width=\"171\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Share\"\/><\/a>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\nif(wpa2a)wpa2a.script_load();\n\/\/--><\/script>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kind of late for a Tuesday update, but I do what I can for our reader. 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